The death toll from the earthquake in Qianjur, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 318.
Indonesia's National Disaster Prevention Agency, BNPB, said yesterday (26th) in local time that 14 people are still missing.
Earlier, on the 21st, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in this area.
Initially, the number of deaths immediately after the earthquake was known to be 160, but as the search operation progressed, the number of victims continued to increase, and the day before yesterday it had increased to 310 people.
As of yesterday, the number of injured people counted was 7,729, and the number of houses damaged reached 58,049.
An official from the authorities explained that 73,693 people were displaced in addition to this.
Authorities are conducting a search operation by mobilizing more than 1,000 rescuers, heavy equipment, and detection dogs.
The Disaster Prevention Agency said it has provided 200 tents, 6,000 blankets and 5,000 mattresses for refugees so far, and is also providing food support.
However, it is known that it is difficult to search and rescue work as it is raining while aftershocks continue at the site.
According to Indonesia's Meteorological, Climate and Geological Agency, BMKG, after the earthquake on the 21st, about 240 aftershocks continued in the area.
Among these were strong aftershocks of magnitude 4.2.
Indonesia is located on the so-called 'Ring of Fire', the circum-Pacific seismic belt, so earthquakes occur frequently.
In December 2004, a large-scale tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake occurred, killing 220,000 people, including 170,000 Indonesians. I did.
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